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"Recognising Young London Entrepreneurs"

Toast2YoungLondon is celebrating its 1 year anniversary and we would like you to be part of the celebration. We have an amazing panel of business men and women, who will share their journey on how they defeated the odds, used their platform to inspire others and give back the best way they know how.

Toast2YoungLondon is a networking evening in partnership with Young Minds

The evening is set to inspire & motivate established or new creative’s to start/grow their own businesses. Our panel of speakers will share their stories, advice and practical business tips.

Mariam is an entrepreneur, author and founder of Europe’s leading female mentoring initiative, Mentor MatcHER. Mariam founded Mentor MatcHER after giving birth to her daughter in prison and seeing the lack of support available to women in business and the work place.

Mentor MatcHER is committed to transforming the lives of women through mentorship and has worked with some of the country’s most inspirational women in business. The initiative has hosted events at some of the world’s leading brand destinations, namely Conde Nast, Thomas’s at Burberry, Bulgari and the Vogue Cafè. In its first year Mentor MatcHER has supported over 500 female startup businesses.

Mariam's business achievements include launching Europe’s first designer shoe hire boutique in Westfield stocking luxury brands such as Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik to name a few.

Solomon Smith & Mohamed Hashi

Brixton Soup Kitchen, founded in January 2013, when Solomon Smith and Mahamed Hashi, Lambeth youth workers and lifelong Brixtonians realised there was a desperate need for such an organisation. The Brixton Soup Kitchen is currently open four days a week and offers so much more than hot food and drinks; they provide CV workshops, job guidance and advice on housing and benefits.

Solomon is adamant that with the right support and guidance those in need can be helped back on their feet. It’s a never-say-never mindset that typifies everything Solomon does. Solomon freely admits to be a “bit of a terror” in his past, yet despite being diagnosed with dyslexia, Solomon recently graduated with honours in Marketing and in April 2013 was awarded the South London “Our Heroes” award for his work with the Soup Kitchen.

Hashi feels that with a little belief and support people can change. Hashi was shot in 2008 while breaking up a gang fight but luckily survived. He decided to continue working with the young people and along with Solomon has helped build bridges between their respective estates. Now, through the soup kitchen, they have been able to get young people from both the estates to work together in supporting people less fortunate than themselves.

Jamelia Donaldson

When 26-year old, London born Jamelia Donaldson told naturalists across the UK, “The hunt is over”, she wasn’t joking. The founder of TreasureTress has been able to draw on her personal experiences and knowledge to provide an impeccable hair care service which equips young girls and women across the world with quality products and tools to care for their natural hair.

The birth of her niece , and her clear desire to educate and equip young girls and women with knowledge on their natural hair is what caused Jamelia to birth Treasure Tress. Her love for the subscription business model meant that she was easily able to merge the two and deliver a salon experience straight to the front doors of many.

Jamelia’s exit from the corporate world wasn’t instant, but passion combined with purpose gave her the courage to forge a new path for herself whilst taking naturals along with her. With Treasure Tress already making its mark on UK naturals and celebrities such as singer Jamelia, Miss Donaldson remains confident that the brand will be key in not only a fresh awareness of home-grown British brands, but a mind shift of our God-given tresses and realisation that taking care of natural hair can be as easy as 1-2-3!

Her most recent endeavour The Teen Experience alongside Simone Powderly was born out of her desire to connect with women and girls beyond just their monthly box

Moses Adeyemi

Founder of Silverline Project, motivational speaker, and coach, Moses turned his life around after a troubled youth and time in prison. He soon realised that in order to change his life around he needed to develop discipline and focus, and upon achieving this, is now sharing his journey and knowledge to help others bring lasting change to their lives.

The Silver Line Project is an inclusive programme that supports adults with complex needs including people with disabilities and mental health issues and those in the process of criminal rehabilitation.

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